Sheetmetal - Flange on a Curved Part Cut-out

[jacquesWVET4]

Hi All

Need help please. 

In Sheetmetal, ive got a curved plate made with Contour Roll.

In the middle of the plate Ive got a cut-out, on this cut out I need to make a flange.

Has anyone ever done this?

[kacper.suchomski]

Attach your files.

[jacquesWVET4]

Hi Kacper

Attached the main file I need help with. 

Thanks sooo much

[89198826955]

should it be like this?

[jacquesWVET4]

Hi

Thanks so much for that.

But its the other edge, please see attached.

Thanks again

[89198826955]

then the algorithm

1 3d sketch - add geometry

2.plot surface

3 thickness

[jacquesWVET4]

Thanks, but how did you do it?

Will I be able to flat pattern it, Laser Cut and Bend afterwards?

[89198826955]

unfolding fails

[jacquesWVET4]

It should work,

Flat Pattern would look something like this.

[89198826955]

[jacquesWVET4 · Accepted solution]

Thank you for the help.

It unfortunately wont work because im not able to create a flat pattern from that.

I am struggling to read your language so it might be my fault. 😀

I have however found a way to do this.

Convert to standard part,

Workplane half way

Manually draw the flange with correct fillet and material thickness

Extrude but leave relief for bend

Convert back to sheetmetal

Hope this makes sense.

the flange with correct material thickness and fillets.

Convert back to sheetmetal and it is now able to flat pattern.

[kacper.suchomski · Accepted solution]

Look this:

[SBix26]

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@jacquesWVET4 wrote:

Convert to standard part,

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Convert back to sheetmetal

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Your method is good, except there is no need to convert to standard part and then back to sheet metal.  The ordinary modeling tools work as usual in sheet metal parts.  Just use BendRadius for the radius and attach the sketch to the sheet metal edges and all is well.  See @kacper.suchomski 's similar method.

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Sam B

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[jacquesWVET4]

Thank you Kacper, this is excellent.

I learned something today.

Really appreciated.

[jacquesWVET4]

Thank you SBix26, really appreciated.